Finally I'm free again. Free from my hospital bed, free from the machines and tubes. The doctors said I could leave as long as I promised I would take it easy. Guess they didn't realize who they were talking to. It feels nice to be outside again, to be able to walk. The sun on my face, on my body, warms me up. The cool breeze blowing against my face, through my hair. Our fingers intertwined. We walk quietly side by side. It feels like forever since I've left my bed, so much has changed around me. Smiling to myself, I close my eyes, and take a deep breath. Absorbing everything I have missed the last month...the smell of the fresh air, the sound of the birds chirping and the leaves blowing in the wind. Everything seems right at this moment. Squeezing his hand I look up into his deep blue eyes, remembering the first time I looked into them. How nervous I felt, how unsure I was of me, of us. It seems like a different time...a different me.

"You okay?" He asks.

I wrap my arms around him, pulling his body closer to me. His chest feels warm against mine. "I'm great right now, here with you." Slipping my arm under the back of his shirt, feeling his muscles move as I rub my hands up them. I feel my body start to warm. His lips find their way to my mouth. Warm, strong, passionately we kiss each other. One hand playing in my hair, I feel the other one find its way down my back. In this moment it feels like the whole world has disappeared and there's only the two of us standing there.

"I want you Tobias." I whisper to him between kisses. He smiles at me, reaching down he swoops me up into his arms. He so strong, so sure of himself...carrying me with ease until we reach his room, kicking the door shut behind him as we go inside.

"I love you Tris," he says to me as we reach his bed.

"I love you too." I pull him back to me. The energy between us is so intense, I find the bottom of his shirt, and pull it up and over him. I smile looking at his body, how strong he looks, knowing he is mine. He wraps his arm around me, under my shirt, pulling it up slightly, feeling our bare stomachs against each other. His breath feels warm as it finds it way down my neck, kissing it along the way. He kisses my tattoo as I give out a little moan. "You're so beautiful," he says to me as he continues to pull up my shirt until there is no barrier between us. Our hearts beat faster, our breathing intensifies. Our bodies merge into one, feeling the warmth of him, my body tingles as his muscles tense against me. He lets out a groan as he tightens his arms around me. Finally our muscles relax. A smile spreads across my face as I relax and lie down next to him, resting my head on his chest. Listening to his heartbeat relax to a steady pace. He tenderly and softly kisses my forehead, his hand resting on my back. A cool breeze blows down my bare back as I shiver. Gently, he moves, and pulls the blanket up and over me. We lie there together, wrapped up in each other's arms, in silence, not wanting to break the moment...and we slowly drift off to sleep.

The next morning I wake up, still in his arms. Looking up at him, seeing his eyes on me. I could get use to this I think to myself. The early morning light creeping into the room, casting a warm glow over the room and illuminating him. Everything seems so right today. The world to me feels different. I feel different...more alive and safe.

"Good morning beautiful!" Brushing my hair back out from my face he leans over and kisses my forehead. A smile spreads across my face, as I rub my hand down across his body. How beautiful and strong it is. Suddenly I feel insecure, looking at the difference of his bare body and mine. I reach down for the blanket that had fallen off sometime during the night. Pulling it up and over me, shielding my body from him. "Please don't...Don't hide yourself from me. You're so beautiful." I feel his hand push the blanket off of me, exposing myself again to him. My face starts to flush as I feel shy being here bare in front of him, until I look at his face. Seeing the way he's looking at me makes me feel more secure. He doesn't see what I see, in his eyes my skinny little body is beautiful. His fingers find their way to the tattoo on my collarbone, tracing each bird with his finger. His eyes intensely following his fingers. Once he's traced all my birds, his hand finds his way across my chest. It feels warm and firm against me as he cups me into his hand. An intense warming sensation swells inside of me.

"Oh...Tobias.."I moan. As he continues to move his hand down my body, he gently rolls me over on my back, leans over me, kissing my lips. His kiss is warm and passionate. I feel him, taste him inside my mouth. His other hand has found itself up my back to my head, wrapped in my hair, firmly tightening his hand, slightly tugging against me. His body feels warm against my chest, as he presses into me. We stay there for a while, before his lips slowly and softly travel their way down my neck, to my collarbone, and my chest. I feel the warmth of his breath and the dampness of his lips pausing at each spot kissing them. When his lips brush over my bare chest the warming sensations inside of me intensifies. I feel my heart begin to race. My arms wrap around his back, bringing my hands up to his shoulders, clutching onto him. Pulling him close into me. His muscles tighten under my hands. He pulls back, eyes on me, "I love you Tris."

Continuing to make his way down my side, he stops when he reaches my scar. The scar where they had to cut me open to remove the bullet. The bullet that almost ripped me apart, almost took me away from him. I watch as his eyes shift down looking at it. His fingers tracing it. I can see in his eyes that he is thinking the same thing, remembering how close he was to losing me. For the moment, I've lost him to that memory. My hand softly follow the muscles down his arm, until I'm resting my hand on his.

"Tobias..," I say to him gently clutching onto his hand. Trying to bring him back to the present.

"Tris, I almost lost you." I hear the tremble in his voice. His mind drifting back to that day.

"I know, but I'm here now because of you. I'm not going anywhere...I promise. I love you."

He leans over and softly kisses my scar. "I love you...and I promise I'm never going to let anything happen to you. You're safe now."

Pulling him back up to me, I kiss his lips tenderly and softly, "I know." For the first time in a long time I truly feel safe.

I kiss him again, but this time I kiss him passionately and strong. Returning our mind back to this moment. My hand finds the small of his back pulling him back to me. I feel his hand, moving farther down, firmly grabbing ahold of my hip. Clutching onto me he pulls me in tighter. I wrap my leg around him. His hand grabs my rear, pulling me in closer to him, so there's nothing, no space between us. Our breaths hasten, hearts race. I feel the warmth of him as our body's intertwine into one. It feels so right. He is a part of me and I'm a part of him and nothing again will every break that bond. His muscles tenses and twitch. I feel my body tingling and quiver. "Ohh.." I let out a moan. I hear his rapid breathing in my ear, the warmth of his breath on my neck, kissing me. Finally our body's begin to relax, our breathing slows, our heart beats returns to normal. I let out a sigh, as Tobias lies down on his back. I roll on him, my stomach on his, propping myself up on his chest, looking into his face. We smile at each other, as I feel his hand stroking my hair.

"I love you Tris."

"And I love you Tobias," I whisper back to him. Not wanting to break the moment, we lie there together in silence, just looking at each other. Lost in each other's eyes.

After a moment, I feel his body move underneath me. Breaking the silence, I hear him ask me, "Tris what now? What do you want to do?"

I look at him, smiling..."I'm ready to go home. I want us to go back...go back home."

He pulls his arm around me holding me close to him. "Me too," he says as he kisses me.

Thank you for reading my story. Please let me know what you think of it so far. I have a few ideas on how to finish it. I hope you have enjoyed it so far.